The Super Eagles of Nigeria will face the 2004 champions Tunisia who were beaten by the Gambia on Thursday but through to the next round has best group losers. The tricky fixture will be played on Sunday 23rd of January. It is no longer news that the Super Eagles topped their group, with a maximum of nine (9) points after winning all three matches and scoring six (6) goals in the process while conceding just one (1), which is from the spot-kick.
French Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembélé appears to have played his final game for the club and has been instructed to find a new employer before the end of the winter transfer window. Dembele who has refused to renew his contract that will be out in June 2022 has been told to leave and the club is hopeful of cashing in on the player for a cut-price deal this month rather than allow him to leave as a free agent after paying £105million (Could rise to £135m) to sign him from Borussia Dortmund in 2017.
The Super Eagles of Nigeria after seeing off the challenge of Guinea-Bissau with a 2-0 triumph at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will be heading to the knock out stages with a 100% group record and as group leaders with nine points for the first time since 2006.
Poland international Robert Lewandowski has been crowned the best men's player for the second time in a row after edging Argentine Lionel Messi of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Egyptian Mohamed Salah of Liverpool. En route bagging his second FIFA best award, he became the first player in Bundesliga history to finish top scorer in four consecutive seasons.
Everton sacked Rafael Benitez as coach of the football club after just 200 days of being in charge of the Premier League club.
The Super Eagle of Nigeria scored the first goal within the first half time of the match beating Egypt's 1- 0 win in their opening match in the African Cup of Nation match played at Garoua stadium on Tuesday. Kelechi Ehenacho dribble his way scoring the pharaoh’s making it a Nigeria opening goal on the third day when the AFCON commenced. Nigeria also made its four wins in nine AFCON matches against Egypt.
